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So you have all your ‘soft commitments.’ Most potential investors have signed their docs. A few – but not most – have wired…and the deadline to close is coming in a few days. What do you do? Here are a few tips for how...

Technology is now revolutionizing an industry that was long one of the most resistant to its wiles: the wonderful world of toys. Spurred by smart technology, interactive voice, and adaptive learning powered by IBM Watson, the newest toys have the potential to completely change...

“We’re not anti-police, we’re anti-police brutality,” said Reverend Al Sharpton; right at the center of the social litigation debate and one of the most gripping debates in the country today: the role of police in society. The technology world is wading into the ...

Last weekend, I had the pleasure of spending a few days in Tel Aviv, in between Dublin Web and Slush conferences, and had the chance to meet students from Tel Aviv University’s entrepreneurship center, StarTau, and the Hive. There’s no question that Israeli startups...

The two hour wait at the doctor’s office will soon join the zeppelin, bows and arrows, and human sacrifice as anachronisms from the human past. The future of medicine is in seamless access to patient data, HIPAA-compliant direct engagement between practitioners and patients, ...